Crew outlast Revs in goal-fest

Crew outlast Revs in goal-fest

Published Aug. 25, 2012 1:00 a.m. ET

Jairo Arrieta scored two goals and the Columbus Crew earned a 4-3 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday.

Arrieta finished a long pass from Tony Tchani in the 86th minute.

Lee Nguyen tied it at 3-3 for New England (6-14-5) in the 81st minute with a penalty kick against rookie keeper Matt Lampson.

The Crew (10-8-6) are 2-0-2 in the past four games. They trailed 2-0 after goals by Ryan Guy in the 17th minute and Jerry Bengtson in the 23rd.

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Federico Higuain made it 2-1 three minutes later with a 28-yard free kick.

Arrieta tied it in the 32nd and another Higuain free kick gave the Crew a 3-2 lead.

Higuain has three goals and three assists in three games since joining the Crew.

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